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Clothing of medieval Russia.

 

NOTE: See also these files: Russia-msg, CaRussia-art, Rus-Handbook-art, Russia-bib, Rus-women-art, Kiev-Slavery-art, kvass-msg, Birch-Brk-Wrt-art.

 

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Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

From: fnklshtn at ACF1.NYU.EDU

Subject: Russian garb (was Polish garb sources <was Re: Headdresses & Colors)

Organization: New York University, NY, NY

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 20:49:20 GMT

 

Genevieve asked after Polish and Russian costume sources.

Soviet movies often did an incredible amount of historic research.

I hardily recomend "Andrey Rublev" - a movie about the life of an

importyant 15th cent. artist (it's also got lot's of blood and gutz

and quite a bit of philosophy). Aside from Russian costume it's got

a few Mongols running around.

   Incidentally, since both Polish and Russian clothing has a strong

Persian influence I'll mention this:

Look at clothing on DuraEuropos synagogue paintings (Persian 2nd cent.)

and that worn by some of the more traditional Hasidim (based on Polish

18-19th cent.) - not much difference, ius there?

Also, some of the Russian peasants still have not changed their clothing

(since the 15th cent.).

 

Nahum haKuzar       <FNKLSHTN at acfcluster.nyu.edu>

 

 

From: corun at access.digex.com (Corun MacAnndra)

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: Re: Polish garb sources (was Re: Headdresses & Colors)

Date: 7 Apr 1993 12:52:56 -0400

Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA

 

In article <16BA8D6B7.MKNETTEL at kentvm.kent.edu> MKNETTEL at kentvm.kent.edu writes:

>Greetings from Genevieve du Vent Argent.

>

>I would also be interested in this and any good references

>for Polish garb.  We have some local folk interested in Russian

>garb, and since all my references are English & French, it's

>a bit out of my league.  ISBN #'s, Authors & Titles, whatever

>info you have would be great!

 

Last night I attended the At Home at the Baronial residence in Storvik,

and took the opportunity to ask Baroness Fevronia about Russian and

Polish garb references. She is a student of the history of that part

of the world. Well, in a nutshell she said, learn Russian. She's been

looking for the better part of twenty years for good sources on period

Russian garb, and there just isn't any. Particularly in English. She

said there were one or two Ukrainian texts, and knowing Russian would

help you muddle through the Ukrainian (but don't tell that to a Ukrainian).

She mentioned a book that was done by Jackie Onassis several years ago,

but that it was a great disappointment asit dealt with the French styles

that were imported to Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries. She also

mentioned that icongraphy is not a good source as it was also done in

a French style using middle European clothing styles rather then the

local Russian ones.

 

Sorry to throw a wet blanket on this topic, but I suppose any information

is better than no information. Fevronia has high hopes of one day going

to Russia to spend copious hours in the Lenin (or whatever they're going

to call it these days) Library. She does speak and read Russian. If

anyone has any questions for her, please feel free to forward them through

me, as she does not have net access. And of course if anyone has better

resources for this, she would be grateful for that info.

 

In service,

Corun

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    Corun MacAnndra    |          Yes, we have no bananas.

  Dark Horde by birth  |           No bananas in Scranton, P A

    Moritu by choice   |                      H. Chapin

 

 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 22:13:34 -0500

From: Caitlin Cheannlaidir <caitlin at phosphor-ink.com>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: Russian Garb

 

At 12:11 PM 12/16/97 -0900, Angustias McKeown wrote:

>I am looking for sources for Russian garb.  All information would be

>appreciated.  I am open as to the time period.  I am just beginning work

>of a Russian persona and have not been able to find very much.

 

Several years ago, I went to Costume Con and took a class in Russian

medieval costume from a woman named Soraya Newell (in the Society, Soraya

Evodia of Odessa).  She had great handouts even then, with bibliographies

and lots of pics as well as "how to" for decorative embroidery and so on.

She gave a great class that stands out in my mind even five years later, so

I'd suggest calling her.

 

--Caitlin Cheannlaidir

  caitlin at phosphor-ink.com

 

 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 20:13:36 -0800

From: Christy <kjalar at pacbell.net>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: Russian Garb

 

Caitlin Cheannlaidir wrote:

> Several years ago, I went to Costume Con and took a class in Russian

> medieval costume from a woman named Soraya Newell (in the Society, Soraya

> Evodia of Odessa).  She had great handouts even then, with bibliographies

> and lots of pics as well as "how to" for decorative embroidery and so on.

> She gave a great class that stands out

> in my mind even five years later, so I'd suggest calling her.

 

This is the same lady whose class I took at 3YC, and you are correct her

handouts were fantastic. She also authored Complete Anachronist #35 "An

Introduction to Russian Costume"

 

The telephone number I have listed for her is different though. I also

have e-mail and snail mail address that she printed on the handhouts.

Contact me privately if you would like that info. Here is the e-mail

address:

 

sarayya at aol.com

 

I have no way of knowing if it is current.

 

Christy

 

 

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 02:48:55 EST

From: EowynA <EowynA at aol.com>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: Russian Garb

 

Mistress Soraya Evodia has moved several times since that class long ago, so I

doubt if that phone number is of use any more.  However, she did write a

Compleat Anachronist on the subject of Russian Clothing, which is available

from the SCA Stock Clerk.

 

Eowyn Amberdrake, Caid

 

 

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 16:33:53 -0800 (PST)

From: lifitz at wco.com (Conny Fitzsimmons)

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: Russian Garb

 

>I am looking for sources for Russian garb.  All information would be

>appreciated.  I am open as to the time period.  I am just beginning work

>of a Russian persona and have not been able to find very much.

>

>Angustias McKeown

 

Try Green Duck Designs.  They two books on Russian Garb. One is written by

a Laurel who received her Laurel for research on Russian Garb.  Green Duck

Designs is on the web try   derek at greenduck.com

 

In service to the Dream,

Catherine Lorraine

 

 

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 14:16:50 -0600 (CST)

From: "Elizabeth B. Naime" <elspeth at falcon.cc.ukans.edu>

To: sca-arts at UKANS.EDU

Subject: Re:  Russian Garb

 

>I am looking for sources for Russian garb.  All information would be

>appreciated.  I am open as to the time period.  I am just beginning work

>of a Russian persona and have not been able to find very much.

 

For a general overview, _History of Ukrainian costume: from the Scythian

period to the late 17th century_ (Bayda Books, Melbourne, 1986;  the title

page says something about it's being part of the "Ukrainian Heritage

Library" and it gets catalogued without an author, having been apparently

complied by a Ukrainian Ladies' Group in Australia) is great fun.  It

appears to have a good bibliography also, but for us non-Ukrainian

non-Russian speakers the bibliography is of, er, limited use.

 

Plusses:  it does cover the Ukraine from before Kievan Rus' to the end of

SCA period.  It shows trends, changes, talks about customs, it's very nice

in these ways.  Minuses:  the illustrations are often of the sort that you

can't sew from.  Experiences seamsters and seamstresses can figure out

most of the clothing, but I cannot quite figure how to make the hair-cap

which is mandatory for us old marrieds in my period (it's either called a

povoynyk, or I've just really messed up my terms and am offering to wear a

shoe on my head), and bast shoes are simply stated, never explained.

 

If you can find it or make your library find it via interlibary loan,

you'll be glad you did!

 

Elspeth the Ill-named

 

 

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:29:53 EDT

From: <MHoll at aol.com>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re:  russian garb

 

Simple tunics. Brocade. Lots of embroidery (besides looking good, embroidery

"at the openings" -- hem, collar and sleeves -- kept the evil spirits out).

Layers, fur, jingling jewelry.

 

But basically, from the descriptions and the illuminations, frescoes, and

other visual art, however rare, the basic unit is the tunic. Knee-length or

ankle-length, the latter for women and nobility/wealthy classes; the outer

tunic shorter than the undertunic to show off embroidery.

 

Headdress: all men seem to have worn hats, women wore a kerchief? veil? I

just haven't figured out the English word for it, with or without hat or

kokoshnik, the fancy Russian headpiece.

 

A start, anyway.

 

Predslava.

 

 

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:30:49 -0400

From: rmhowe <magnusm at ncsu.edu>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: russian garb

 

Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:

> I'm asking for a friend:  Does anyone have any information on Russian garb

> from  1100-1200?  Can anyone direct me?

> Thanks, Phillipa

 

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5145/rusintro.html

http://members.aol.com/johns426/rusukhis.htm

http://members.aol.com/MHoll/Tales/RussianFolktalePage.html

http://members.aol.com/Predslava/RussianHistoryTriviaPage.html

http://members.aol.com/nebula5/tcpinfo3.html#folk-EEurope

 

Magnus

 

 

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:42:06 -0400

From: rmhowe <magnusm at ncsu.edu>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: russian garb

 

> >  I'm asking for a friend:  Does anyone have any information on Russian garb

> >from  1100-1200?  Can anyone direct me?

> >Thanks, Phillipa

 

> The Russians of that time period are the descendants of the 'Rus", which

> were the vikings that colonized and set up the Russian state.  It was

> then nowhere as big as it is today.  1100's would probably still look

> very Viking, and I think the viking look would be sfae in the 1200's as

> well (as far as the overall cut of the clothes, but probably differing in

> details) since Russia hasn't been know for being a fasion leader.  Note

> too that the 'Russian hat' developed from a Viking original.

>

> Styrbjorn Ulfhamr

 

Well, if you've never seen the classic movie Alexander Nevsky, now

would be a very good time. It's about the Rus, and their

allies fighting the Teutonic Knights, and the great battle on the

ice. Osprey Books has a specific book just on the Battle:

Lake Peipus 1242, Osprey Campaign Series Title #42 ISBN 1-85532-553-5.

You have to realize that there really was no Russia at that time.

There were city states under siege like Novgorad. Those cities

were built around Viking settlements.

 

Magnus

 

 

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 23:15:14 EDT

From: <MHoll at aol.com>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: russian garb

 

In a message dated 10/22/98 1:41:40 PM, Magnus wrote:

>Those cities were built around Viking settlements.

 

This point is at the very least controversial. It is generally accepted that

Novgorod, for instance, grew out of three or more original settlements, not

necessarily East Slavic (future Russian), possibly at least one Finnic

village, probably NOT Viking. All this looks like a group of villages founded

to facilitate trade at a junction of several trade routes, maintained by

locals.

 

The "Viking theory" that assigns a Viking origin to the Russian state is not

supported as much as it used to be. Although the presence and input of Vikings

into the Russian state is undeniable, more and more data indicate that *if*

the Rurikid dynasty was in fact founded by Vikings, then most of the Russian

laws were based on Slavic custom. Russian culture, certainly, does not owe a

lot to Norse influence.

 

Note that I am not discounting Norse influence; I am just arguing it is not

*the* major influence on early Rus'. I would actually explain similarities

to coincident development rather than direct influence.

 

Predslava.

 

 

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:32:47 EST

From: <MHoll at aol.com>

To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu

Subject: Re: clothing sites

 

Try this:

http://members.aol.com/Predslava/GiliarovskaiaPatterns.html

 

Russian garb patterns with comments. Just a few for now.

 

Predslava

 

 

From: Mackenzie Morgan <prettypysanky at yahoo.com>

Date: Thu Jun 19, 2003  10:47:56 AM US/Central

To: stefan at florilegium.org

Subject: for the russian garb section

 

the headwear for women is called a babushka and is simply a square kerchief folded in half diagonally and tied under the chin with the folded part forward (dont have a bibliography, have family--but anything about the hutzul people of the ukraine would work)  russian and ukrainian garb are essentially the same as is the language...and yes, ukrainians agree, i asked an ukrainian immigrant and she said any russian, ukrainian, polish, hungarian, romainian, or other slavic person could speak to each other in their native languages and understand each other.  there's just some difference in dialect, like british english and american english

 

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